Trump warns Kim over ‘rebuilding’ of NKorea rocket site
Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d be “very, very disappointed” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see” if the information about work at the North Korean site is true. Warning […]
French cardinal convicted over sex abuse cover-up
Lyon: The archbishop of Lyon, the most senior French cleric caught up in the global paedophilia scandal that has rocked the Catholic church, announced his resignation Thursday after being given a six-month suspended jail term for failing to report sex abuse. A court in Lyon, in southeastern France, had ruled that 68-year-old Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, […]
Pak seals JuD headquarters
Lahore, Mar 7 (PTI) Pakistan authorities on Thursday sealed the Lahore headquarters of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) as part of the ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations. “Under the National Action Plan (NAP), the government has taken complete control of the banned JuD and FIF […]
Girl commits suicide after her pictures circulated on social media
Srinagar: A 21-year-old girl in Pulwama district Thursday committed suicide after her pictures were circulated on social media. Police have registered a case for abetment of suicide and launched the hunt to arrest the man accused. The 21-year- old girl was shocked after she came to know that her pictures had been uploaded on Facebook by […]
Pak places 121 members of proscribed terror outfits into “preventive detention”
Islamabad, Mar 7 (PTI) A total of 121 members of the proscribed groups have so far been taken into “preventive detention” across Pakistan, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday, amidst global pressure on Islamabad to rein in the militant groups on its soil after the Pulwama terror attack. The new figure of 121 came two days after […]
British NSA Sedwill speaks to Ajit Doval, offers all assistance to deal with terrorism
New Delhi (PTI): National Security Adviser of the United Kingdom Mark Sedwill Thursday spoke to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and offered all assistance, including intelligence-sharing, in dealing with any form of terrorism, official sources said. Sedwill also expressed solidarity with India in the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attack, they said, adding the call […]
Pak SC expresses displeasure over delay in Musharraf’s treason case
Islamabad (PTI) The Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the delay in trial of former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf in the treason case and sought an explanation from the government, according to a media report. General Musharraf, 75, who lives in Dubai, is facing several cases including a treason case for […]
Trump junks Obama’s policy on public report on drone-strike deaths in countries like Pakistan
Washington, (PTI): President Donald Trump has revoked an Obama-era policy that required the US government publish an annual report on the number of civilians killed in drone strikes on high-value terrorists in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia. The 2016 executive order was brought in by then-President Barack Obama, who was under pressure to be […]
Child’s death in pool: HC grants anticipatory bail to teacher
Kolkata,(PTI) The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted anticipatory bail to the class teacher of a 5-year-old student with special needs, who drowned in the hydrotherapy pool of his school, in connection with a complaint of negligence by his father. A division bench comprising Justices Jaymalya Bagchi and M Mandal observed that the act of the […]
SC to pass order Friday on whether to refer Ayodhya land dispute for mediation
New Delhi,(PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce order on Friday on whether to refer Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation for amicable settlement. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday had reserved the order after hearing various contesting parties. Hindu bodies except Nirmohi Akhara have […]
